⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:31 · MEM 34-27 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
GG Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:02 · MEM 96-98 CLE
- Flagrant
Vince Williams Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:19 · MEM 101-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:11 · MEM 11-15 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:01 · MEM 58-56 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:00 · MEM 72-73 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · MEM 96-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MEM 101-106 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MEM 101-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 8 |
